Section 6-B836. PLACEMENT BY REASSIGNMENT OR DEMOTION

 

836.1A personnel authority may fill a vacancy by reassignment of a Career Service appointee to a position, either competitively or noncompetitively; provided that any noncompetitive reassignment is to a continuing position at the same grade, there is no diminution in the rights and benefits of the employee, and the position has no greater promotion potential than the position previously held.

 

836.2A temporary reassignment may be made for a period not to exceed one (1) year; and the employee may be restored to his or her former position without the use of adverse action procedures.

836.3A temporary reassignment exceeding one hundred twenty (120) days to a position with established promotion potential greater than the currently held position shall be effected competitively.

 

836.4A temporary reassignment may be extended for one (1) year with the prior approval of the personnel authority.

 

836.5An involuntary demotion of a Career Service employee shall be made by either of the following:

 

(a)By adverse action procedures in accordance with chapter 16 of these regulations; or

 

(b)By reduction-in-force procedures in accordance with chapter 24 of these regulations.

 

836.6An employee may voluntarily accept a lower-graded position, provided that the position has no greater promotion potential than the position currently held, and that a waiver is executed in accordance with § 833.2.

 

836.7An employee may voluntarily accept a position with lesser rights or benefits, provided that a waiver is executed in accordance with § 833.2.